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Amazon Sells a DIY Kit to Grow Your Own Cherry Blossom Bonsai Tree for $13 – Bonsai Tree Kit
9GreenBox Bonsai Seed KitCredit: AmazonBonsai trees have often been described as "living art" - the purpose of growing these trees, which derives from an ancient Chinese horticultural practice, is to create mini-replicas of what is found in…
This Kumta Tree Maker Has Hundreds of Bonsai Beauties – The New Indian Express
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KUMTA: He's not looking at the trees, he's looking down. A retired forestry officer, who had mastered the art of “bonsai” cultivation techniques, experimented and educated people about…
Bonsai growers treat trees as their children for a reason – Quartz
Caring for small trees isn't exactly like raising small people, but bonsai trees evoke extraordinary emotions in their growers. And pot-grown minis have a lot going for them. These little trees are arboreal haiku, horticultural poetry,…
“Bonsai trees are like our children”: a couple pleads for the return of stolen trees
TOKYO — For decades, a precious 400-year-old Japanese bonsai tree has been shaped, watered and cared for with all the precision necessary for a priceless work of art.In the wrong hands, he could die in a week.The tree, a 33-inch-tall…
Tired of mundane indoor plants? Try bonsai
It's the season to feel the holiday cheer. For people who love plants, we find joy every day in the plants we cultivate to grow in Nevada's unpredictable climate. From trees that provide windbreaks to flowers that attract pollinators, we…
Bonsai Tips From an Atlanta Master
Photography by iStockphoto.comTranslated from Japanese, bonsai simply means a tree in a pot. However, the techniques used to grow such a plant are a bit more complex. "Bonsai is the art of making a tree look older," says Rodney Clemons,…
This bonsai enthusiast has quintupled his agricultural investments
They say being a farmer is hard work.
It's not a career that allows you to retire early and comfortably, especially in today's u.a predictable economy where lower-class workers are always the first to be affected when “change” occurs.
It…
Discovering the mechanism of root regeneration — ScienceDaily
The molecular mechanism behind root regeneration after root cutting in plants has been discovered. A discovery that could lead to the development of new methods of regulating plant growth in agriculture and horticulture.
The root system of…
Master gardener: bonding with bonsai
Bonsai, literally translated, means "tree in a pot".However, bonsai are more than just a potted plant. They are naturally dwarf trees that are trained to look like mature trees in the wild. Trees are living sculptures residing in a…
Bonsai can be easier than you think |
Bonsai trees are traditionally grown in shallow pots or pans, leaving only a small space for the roots. To bonsai a particular plant, it is necessary to drastically prune the roots - and the top of the plant - to fit it proportionately in…
Make Bonsai Your Home’s Best Friend
Finding a balance between the contradictory need to live in the city and the love of nature is a constant struggle. But you can successfully pull it off, albeit on a miniature scale. You can achieve this with the oriental art of "bonsai",…
Keeping a healthy indoor bonsai plant is tricky, but the effort is worth it
Caring for an indoor bonsai tree is a lot of work, but if you can meet the demands of this needy plant, it should stay beautiful for years to come.
In the garden
Question: I received an indoor bonsai plant as a holiday gift. I…
Stayin’ Alive: a monk explains how not to kill your bonsai
It's not every day you get to interview a monk. And it's even rarer to interview him about bonsai. But Brother Gerard Gross has been in charge of bonsai cultivation at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit for twelve years, so he seems like…
Bonsai takes a desert turn in Tucson | Home & Garden
By Elena Acoba Special for the Arizona Daily Star
Bonsai - the Japanese art of growing trees in pots - is taking on a decidedly local flavor as Tucsonians…
Which Indian trees are best suited for bonsai?
Mr. Ponnuswami, based in Coimbatore, the first Indian to become an international consultant to the World Bonsai Friendship Federation in the United States, talks about this art form
Mr. Ponnuswami, based in Coimbatore, the first…
Injured plants produce jasmonates, inhibit cell division and stunt growth
It is well known that plants growing under unfavorable conditions are generally smaller than those growing under unstressed conditions: indeed, it is estimated that in the United States, abiotic stress reduces the yield of agricultural…